Focus Upward

How long, Lord?

A Five Minute Friday Challenge


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How long, Lord? How long will this pandemic go on? How long can we live like this? How can I be strong during this unprecedented time of sickness and racial unrest? How can I learn more and trust more? How can I use my voice to make a difference? How long will You tarry until You come back and bring Your kingdom to this troubled . . .

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June 14, 2020

Forward

A Five Minute Friday Challenge

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//I received the new prompt at the end of the Thursday-night, Twitter party. FOWARD. I went to bed. FORWARD was still on my mind as I awoke the next morning. I was definitely looking forward to a 3 day weekend.

I was also remembering my Grandmother, Virginia; looking backward on and off throughout the day. Friday would have been . . .

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May 25, 2020

Normal

A Five Minute Friday Challenge

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What joy I am finding in my weekends. The rhythm of work with the respite of some time off; being at home. It brings a bit normalcy to my soul during this abnormal time. But, what is "normal'? Webster defines it as "conforming to a standard or regular pattern."

What is normal for one person, maybe quite abnormal for another. We do . . .

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May 17, 2020

Distraction

A Five Minute Friday Challenge

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As I was pondering this week's prompt, "distraction", I was only thinking of the negative side. As in when I think of something I need to do during my prayer time. I get distracted from focusing on Jesus.

Then I had an "aha" moment. There is a positive side to distraction. The definition is simply this, "an object that directs one's . . .

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May 03, 2020

My Trust is In His Hand

Silvrback blog imageI have been reading my way through I Chronicles for the last several weeks; following along with the First 5 app, by Proverbs 31 Ministries. Some of the genealogy lists are long and seem tedious. However, I have come to realize, that each person is mentioned for a reason. I don't always grasp the significance, but these were real people who . . .

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April 19, 2020

Tomorrow

Five Minute Friday Challenge

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The prompt for this week is TOMORROW. In a world that has been turned upside-down, I find hope in tomorrow. I also find an uneasiness, because we don't know what tomorrow will bring. Every day brings change, more bad news. However, I know the answer, I know who holds tomorrow! JESUS!!

That is who I am focusing on. Jesus is Life, . . .

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March 23, 2020

Mystery

Special Edition 10-Day Challenge

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Welcome to a journal entry from a recent Special Edition 10-day challenge that Kate Motaung ran from March 2-12, 2020. The goal was not to post on our blog or social media, but just to simply write for 10 days. Kate then encouraged us to share our favorite one.

I somehow managed to finish all 10 days of writing for 5 minutes . . .

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March 15, 2020

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